| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Dean Randall (fresh) SG - John Ferron (fresh) SF - Jack Strong (fresh) PF - Dustin Stickland (fresh) C - Steve Cote (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Mladen Stachurski (fresh) SG - Salvador Perez (fresh) SF - Enoch Stromski (fresh) PF - Eugene Keller (fresh) C - Leroy Falkowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | U.S. Merchant Marines | U.S. Merchant Marines is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Ferron - foul #1 on John Ferron, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Upper Iowa | Enoch Stromski takes the ball from John Ferron | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Enoch Stromski tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:58 | Upper Iowa | Dustin Stickland hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez is open and scores on a floater from the left side set up by Leroy Falkowski | 2-6 |
| 18:50 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 18:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 18:32 | Upper Iowa | Dustin Stickland grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Upper Iowa | Dustin Stickland scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Ferron and the foul's on Enoch Stromski - foul #1 on Enoch Stromski, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 18:20 | Upper Iowa | Dustin Stickland makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Strong - foul #1 on Jack Strong, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:51 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 17:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Enoch Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 17:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leroy Falkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Dustin Stickland - foul #1 on Dustin Stickland, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery (PG), Dana Ecklund (SG), John Taylor (PF), James Schrum (C) Dean Randall, John Ferron, Dustin Stickland, Steve Cote | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SG), Richard Bueno (SF), Harry Millwood (C) Mladen Stachurski, Salvador Perez, Enoch Stromski, Leroy Falkowski | |
| 17:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:10 | Upper Iowa | James Schrum loses the dribble to Richard Bueno | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gustavo Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Dockery | 5-9 |
| 17:02 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:56 | Upper Iowa | James Schrum drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dana Ecklund | 7-9 |
| 16:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Harry Millwood snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller is hacked by Dana Ecklund during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Dana Ecklund, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall (PG), John Ferron (SG) Steven Dockery, Dana Ecklund | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush (PG), William James (SF), Duane Ferrier (C) Russell Williams, Eugene Keller, Harry Millwood | |
| 15:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gustavo Esposito knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Rush | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Dean Randall (fresh) SG - John Ferron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Strong (tiring) PF - John Taylor (fairly fresh) C - James Schrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Steven Rush (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William James (fresh) PF - Richard Bueno (fresh) C - Duane Ferrier (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Upper Iowa | The short jumper by John Taylor is denied by Richard Bueno | 7-11 |
| 15:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gustavo Esposito pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Jack Strong is called for the reach on Richard Bueno - foul #2 on Jack Strong, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer (SF), Bryan Bruns (PF), Steve Cote (C) Jack Strong, John Taylor, James Schrum | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski (PG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 15:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno's pass is intercepted by Lee Hammer | 7-11 |
| 15:06 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dustin Stickland (PF) Bryan Bruns | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams (SG), Eugene Keller (PF) Steven Rush, Richard Bueno | |
| 14:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William James's pass is intercepted by John Ferron | 7-11 |
| 14:49 | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery (PG), Dana Ecklund (SG) Dean Randall, John Ferron | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Enoch Stromski (SF) William James | |
| 14:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Dustin Stickland | 7-11 |
| 14:15 | Upper Iowa | Dustin Stickland comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams is fouled on the floor by Dustin Stickland - foul #2 on Dustin Stickland, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall (PG), John Ferron (SG), John Taylor (PF), James Schrum (C) Steven Dockery, Dana Ecklund, Dustin Stickland, Steve Cote | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush (PG), Salvador Perez (SG), Gustavo Esposito (SF), Richard Bueno (PF), Leroy Falkowski (C) Mladen Stachurski, Russell Williams, Enoch Stromski, Eugene Keller, Duane Ferrier | |
| 13:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 13:26 | Upper Iowa | Salvador Perez is called for the reach on John Ferron - foul #1 on Salvador Perez, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| 13:11 | Upper Iowa | John Taylor lays it in | 9-13 |
| 12:53 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 12:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leroy Falkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The short jumper by Salvador Perez is denied by John Taylor | 9-13 |
| 12:32 | Upper Iowa | John Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:26 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-13 |
| 12:25 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Steven Rush | 9-13 |
| 12:19 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush loses the ball out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery (PG), Dana Ecklund (SG), Bryan Bruns (PF), Steve Cote (C) Dean Randall, John Ferron, John Taylor, James Schrum | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams (PG), William James (SF), Harry Millwood (PF) Steven Rush, Salvador Perez, Richard Bueno | |
| 12:03 | Upper Iowa | Steve Cote's layup is rejected by Harry Millwood | 9-13 |
| 12:01 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer tips it home | 11-13 |
| 11:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Steve Cote - foul #1 on Steve Cote, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski (PG), Enoch Stromski (SF), Eugene Keller (PF) Gustavo Esposito, William James, Leroy Falkowski | |
| 11:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:49 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:49 | Upper Iowa | Steve Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Steven Dockery (fresh) SG - Dana Ecklund (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Hammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Bruns (fresh) C - Steve Cote (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Mladen Stachurski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Enoch Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Millwood (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Upper Iowa | Steve Cote blows the wide open dunk | 11-14 |
| 11:30 | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns tips it in | 13-14 |
| 11:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 11:13 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dana Ecklund | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Harry Millwood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harry Millwood, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall (PG), John Ferron (SG) Steven Dockery, Dana Ecklund | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush (SG), Richard Bueno (PF), Duane Ferrier (C) Russell Williams, Eugene Keller, Harry Millwood | |
| 10:53 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer is fouled in the backcourt by Enoch Stromski - foul #2 on Enoch Stromski, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | John Taylor (PF) Steve Cote | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gustavo Esposito (SG), William James (SF) Steven Rush, Enoch Stromski | |
| 10:38 | Upper Iowa | John Taylor misses long on an open runner from the left block | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Duane Ferrier snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | John Taylor picks off the pass by Mladen Stachurski | 16-14 |
| 10:20 | Upper Iowa | John Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 10:05 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 10:01 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Ferrier - foul #1 on Duane Ferrier, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | James Schrum (C) Bryan Bruns | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush (PG), Salvador Perez (SG) Mladen Stachurski, Gustavo Esposito | |
| 09:53 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-16 |
| 09:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Duane Ferrier grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 09:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:43 | Upper Iowa | John Ferron is hacked by Salvador Perez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvador Perez, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dana Ecklund (SG) John Ferron | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gustavo Esposito (SG), Leroy Falkowski (C) Salvador Perez, Duane Ferrier | |
| 09:27 | Upper Iowa | John Taylor is called for traveling | 18-18 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery (PG) Dean Randall | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski (PG), Eugene Keller (PF) William James, Richard Bueno | |
| 09:16 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller buries a jumper in the paint set up by Gustavo Esposito | 18-20 |
| 09:02 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery is hacked by Leroy Falkowski - foul #1 on Leroy Falkowski, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams (PG), Harry Millwood (PF) Mladen Stachurski, Eugene Keller | |
| 09:02 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:02 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Harry Millwood is whistled for a carry | 20-20 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | John Ferron (SG) Dana Ecklund | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski (PG), Eugene Keller (PF) Steven Rush, Leroy Falkowski | |
| 08:37 | Upper Iowa | John Ferron misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 08:36 | Upper Iowa | James Schrum can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 08:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on John Ferron - foul #2 on John Ferron, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall (PG), Dana Ecklund (SG), Steve Cote (C) Steven Dockery, John Ferron, James Schrum | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno (PF) Eugene Keller | |
| 08:31 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:20 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 08:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:14 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Harry Millwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns (PF) John Taylor | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller (PF), Duane Ferrier (C) Russell Williams, Harry Millwood | |
| 08:03 | Upper Iowa | Duane Ferrier is called for the reach on Steve Cote - foul #2 on Duane Ferrier, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | William James (SF), Leroy Falkowski (C) Eugene Keller, Duane Ferrier | |
| 08:03 | Upper Iowa | Steve Cote misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:03 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William James grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steve Cote denies the turnaround by Richard Bueno | 20-23 |
| 07:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leroy Falkowski tips it home | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Dean Randall (fresh) SG - Dana Ecklund (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Hammer (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Bruns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Cote (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Mladen Stachurski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gustavo Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William James (fresh) PF - Richard Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Falkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Upper Iowa | Dana Ecklund throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush (SG) Gustavo Esposito | |
| 07:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski misses short on a floater from the left block | 20-25 |
| 07:32 | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 07:28 | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall's fadeaway is rejected by William James | 20-25 |
| 07:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | William James snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 07:21 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno is hacked by Steve Cote - foul #2 on Steve Cote, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery (PG), John Taylor (PF), James Schrum (C) Dean Randall, Bryan Bruns, Steve Cote | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller (PF) William James | |
| 07:21 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:21 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to James Schrum | 20-25 |
| 07:08 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery is hacked by Mladen Stachurski - foul #1 on Mladen Stachurski, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams (PG), Gustavo Esposito (SF) Mladen Stachurski, Richard Bueno | |
| 07:08 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:08 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:08 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller banks in the layup set up by Gustavo Esposito | 21-27 |
| 06:40 | Upper Iowa | John Taylor banks in the layup and the foul's on Eugene Keller - foul #1 on Eugene Keller, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski (PG), Harry Millwood (C) Steven Rush, Leroy Falkowski | |
| 06:40 | Upper Iowa | John Taylor makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:29 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Eugene Keller out of the doubleteam | 24-29 |
| 06:21 | Upper Iowa | James Schrum misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Harry Millwood - foul #2 on Harry Millwood, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall (PG), Bryan Bruns (PF) Steven Dockery, John Taylor | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leroy Falkowski (C) Harry Millwood | |
| 06:21 | Upper Iowa | James Schrum makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:21 | Upper Iowa | James Schrum makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams misses the shot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 06:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 05:52 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams is whistled for a carry | 26-29 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | William James (SF), Richard Bueno (PF) Russell Williams, Eugene Keller | |
| 05:35 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gustavo Esposito - foul #1 on Gustavo Esposito, team foul #12 | 26-29 |
| 05:35 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:35 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:35 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Leroy Falkowski grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 05:17 | U.S. Merchant Marines | James Schrum swats the layup by Mladen Stachurski | 26-29 |
| 05:15 | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 05:11 | Upper Iowa | Mladen Stachurski is called for the reach on Bryan Bruns - foul #2 on Mladen Stachurski, team foul #13 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery (PG) Dean Randall | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams (PG), Eugene Keller (PF) Mladen Stachurski, Leroy Falkowski | |
| 05:11 | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:11 | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:11 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 04:57 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 27-29 |
| 04:56 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gustavo Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:44 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Russell Williams | 27-31 |
| 04:28 | Upper Iowa | Lee Hammer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-31 |
| 04:27 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Gustavo Esposito | 27-31 |
| 04:22 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams hits the finger roll set up by William James | 27-33 |
| 04:08 | Upper Iowa | The jump hook by James Schrum is blocked by Richard Bueno | 27-33 |
| 04:06 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 04:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gustavo Esposito | 27-35 |
| 03:51 | Upper Iowa | Richard Bueno picks off the pass by James Schrum | 27-35 |
| 03:46 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 03:45 | Upper Iowa | Bryan Bruns snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Steven Dockery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dana Ecklund (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Lee Hammer (tired) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Bruns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Schrum (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | U.S. Merchant Marines | PG - Russell Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Esposito (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Keller (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bueno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Upper Iowa | Richard Bueno steals it from Lee Hammer | 27-35 |
| 03:28 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 03:12 | Upper Iowa | James Schrum drills a jump hook in the paint | 29-37 |
| 02:51 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Russell Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 02:49 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 02:45 | Upper Iowa | Steven Dockery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall (PG), John Ferron (SG), Jack Strong (SF), Dustin Stickland (PF), Steve Cote (C) Steven Dockery, Dana Ecklund, Lee Hammer, Bryan Bruns, James Schrum | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Steven Rush (PG), Salvador Perez (SG), Enoch Stromski (SF), Harry Millwood (PF), Duane Ferrier (C) Russell Williams, Gustavo Esposito, William James, Eugene Keller, Richard Bueno | |
| 02:40 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 02:39 | Upper Iowa | Steve Cote snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 02:33 | Upper Iowa | Harry Millwood is called for the reach on John Ferron - foul #3 on Harry Millwood, team foul #14 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno (PF) Harry Millwood | |
| 02:33 | Upper Iowa | John Ferron makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:33 | Upper Iowa | John Ferron misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:33 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 02:18 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Rush | 30-39 |
| 02:00 | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Ferron | 32-39 |
| 01:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Enoch Stromski misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Ferron - foul #3 on John Ferron, team foul #10 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dana Ecklund (SG) John Ferron | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | | |
| 01:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Enoch Stromski makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 01:54 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Enoch Stromski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 01:51 | Upper Iowa | Dustin Stickland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 01:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez lays it in set up by Duane Ferrier and he's fouled by Dana Ecklund - foul #2 on Dana Ecklund, team foul #11 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | John Taylor (PF) Dustin Stickland | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Mladen Stachurski (PG), Eugene Keller (PF), Leroy Falkowski (C) Steven Rush, Richard Bueno, Duane Ferrier | |
| 01:30 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Salvador Perez makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:16 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong's pass is intercepted by Mladen Stachurski | 32-44 |
| 01:10 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Enoch Stromski comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 32-44 |
| 01:09 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Steve Cote | 32-44 |
| 01:06 | Upper Iowa | Dean Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 00:42 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller makes the jumper from the free throw line | 32-46 |
| 00:38 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong is fouled in the backcourt by Salvador Perez - foul #3 on Salvador Perez, team foul #15 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Gustavo Esposito (SG) Salvador Perez | |
| 00:38 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:38 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:38 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The rebound goes to Leroy Falkowski | 33-46 |
| 00:34 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Eugene Keller knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Enoch Stromski | 33-48 |
| 00:18 | Upper Iowa | Jack Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| Subs | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno (PF), Duane Ferrier (C) Eugene Keller, Leroy Falkowski | |
| 00:02 | U.S. Merchant Marines | Richard Bueno comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-48 |
| 00:00 | U.S. Merchant Marines | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Ferrier | 33-48 |